Mal Peet Quotes


Normally, I'm a grumpy old man - whenever I read about celebrity, I start to grind my teeth and pull my hair; it seems synonymous with idiocy.


Citations

Peet, Mal. Interview on Exposure. BookTrust, 2008.

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  • Born: October 5, 1947
  • Died: March 2, 2015
  • Nationality: British
  • Profession: Writer, Illustrator

Malcolm Charles Peet was an English author and illustrator best known for young adult fiction. He has won several honours including the Brandford Boase, the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize, British children's literature awards that recognise "year's best" books. Three of his novels feature football and the fictional South American sports journalist Paul Faustino. The Murdstone Trilogy (2014) was his first work aimed at adult readers.